CROSSWORD
CLOSEOUT SALES ACROSS
1 Silent approvals
5 Betrayer in scripture
10 Weather map area
14 1996 award for the “Rent” ensemble 15 Mineral ground into marbles
16 Just so-so 17 Letter-turner of TV 19 One year, for Miss America
20 Play to the cheap seats
21 Warmed the bench
22 “What rotten luck!”
23 Longtime Dodgers manager Tommy
26 Botanical “pet”
28 The press is part of it
33 “Yeah, right”
36 Rio automaker
37 Video game stage
38 Jack-in-the-box topper
39 Hockey rink divider
42 Official tree of several states
43 Gas in an atmospheric layer
45 “On . . .” work
46 Readies, as a rubber stamp
47 “Game” consisting of missed calls
51 Icky stuff
52 Sling mud at
56 Book after 2 Chronicles 59 “Dunkirk” movie genre
61 Exhibit kleptomania 62 Delete with two strokes
63 Carpet installer’s unit
66 Payment for a hand
67 Telecast component
68 Target of Garfield’s torments
69 Base fare
70 Plow designer John 71 Eastern Bloc letters until 1991
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1 Michener’s “Alaska” or “Hawaii”
2 President with two Grammys
3 “Jurassic World” beasts, informally
4 Dropped into the mail
5 Glass ___ (boxer’s liability)
6 “That’s disgusting!”
7 Toastmaster’s spot
8 Add to an email
9 Do a slow burn
10 Eagerly anticipated evening out 11 Chain that sells furniture and seafood
12 Teri of “Dumb and Dumber” 13 Choir selection 18 Aviation-related prefix
24 John Wayne nickname 25 Like the Gobi’s climate
27 Castaway’s home
29 Raptor’s gripper
30 The Bard’s river
31 Weather-resistant wood
32 “Benevolent” group
33 More than just occasionally
34 Olive can datum
35 Worshipped figurine
39 Defaulter’s loss, for short
40 “Shark Tank” presentation 41 Driving range barriers
44 Makes null and void
46 “Understood”
48 “That’s a downer”
49 Impossible to see through
50 Vaulted church area
53 Enjoys a Kindle download
54 Bollywood wraps
55 Venerated villager
56 Academic year finale, often 57 Word after no-fly or tow-away
58 Tracks in dirt roads
60 Far from gentlemanly
64 It’s mostly nitrogen
65 Sushi roll garnish